Adoption Journal
- 11/22/2003 – International Adoption Seminar ($35)
- 11/24/2003 – Application ($150)
- 12/27/2003 – First Home Study Visit ($1900)
- 12/30/2003 – Fingerprints, Letter from Sheriff, Marriage Certificates, Birth Certificates, Divorce Decrees
- 12/30/2003 – CIS form ($560)
- 01/02/2004 – Second Home Study Visit
- 01/02/2004 – Autobiographies, Asset Form, Child Preference Form
- 01/02/2004 – Form sent to Immigration
- 02/18/2004 – Doctors’ forms
- 02/26/2004 – Notification of illegible fingerprints
- 03/04/2004 – Redo fingerprints
- 03/05/2004 – Fingerprint card mailed to HSC
- 03/05/2004 – Received notification for FBI fingerprints (Wed. 8:00 – 2:00)
- 03/10/2004 – FBI fingerprints
- 05/05/2004 – Meeting with Sandi
- 05/06/2004 – Received I-171H from INS
- 05/06/2004 – Updated papers (birth certificates, marriage license, work letter)
- 05/06/2004 - Tetanus shot (Karen)
- 05/11/2004 – Mailed expedited Passport renewal
- 05/12/2004 – Updated Doctor info
- 05/19/2004 – Updated papers (birth, marriage, work, doctor, $3200) to Sandi
- 05/19/2004 – New passport photos (6 extra copies for Visas, etc.)
- 05/28/2004 – Received passports
- 06/02/2004 – Passport copies, duplicated photos to Sandi
- 06/17/2004 – Referrals for Groups 99 and 100
- 07/02/2004 – Dossier returned from DC ($3000 to Sandi)
- 07/15/2004 – Called Sandi, no word yet
- 07/21/2004 – Called Sandi, no word yet
- 07/22/2004 – DTC!!!! Adam Wang's Group #106
- 08/02/2004 – Referrals for Group 98
- 08/18/2004 – Brown Envelope received
- 08/25/2004 – Got LID 07/29/04
- 08/30/2004 – Waiting Families Meeting (Brentwood)
- 09/07/2004 – Referrals for Group 101
- 09/11/2004 – International Adoption Clinic (Vanderbilt)
- 10/13/2004 - Referrals for Groups 102 and 103
- 10/25/2004 - July DTC rumored to be in Matching Room
- 11/08/2004 - Referrals for May (No Adam Wang May groups)
- 11/19/2004 - Hep A and B Vaccinations (1st round)
- 12/13/2004 - Referrals for Groups 104 and 105 (partial)
- 01/06/2005 - Referrals for Group 105 (remaining)
- 01/11/2005 - Hep B Vaccination (2nd round)
- 01/31/2005 - REFERRAL!!! (1 picture and basic info only)
- 02/03/2005 - Complete referral package arrives
- 02/03/2005 - Signed acceptance papers
- 02/04/2005 - Received updated height/weight info
- 03/11/2005 - Travel Approvals (TA's) package is on it's way
- 03/14/2005 - TA's arrive at agency
- 03/16/2005 - Travel Dates!!! Leaving 03/23...one week!
- 03/16/2005 – Airline Tickets ($3000)
- 03/26/2005 – Beijing Hotel 2 Nights ($190)
- 03/27/2005 – Beijing Transportation ($200)
- 03/27/2005 – Beijing Tours ($150)
- 03/28/2005 – Airline Tickets from Beijing to Nanchang ($240)
- 03/28/2005 – Orphanage Donation ($3000)
- 03/28/2005 – Kasen’s Passport ($150)
- 03/28/2005 – Newspaper Notice ($50)
- 03/29/2005 – Interview and Photo ($228)
- 03/30/2005 – Notary Fee ($500)
- 04/01/2005 – Nanchang Hotel 6 Nights ($780)
- 04/02/2005 – Airline Tickets from Nanchang to Guangzhou ($300)
- 04/04/2005 – Medical Exam ($65)
- 04/05/2005 – Consulate Fee ($380)
- 04/06/2005 – Guangzhou Hotel 5 Nights ($725)
- 04/06/2005 – Guangzhou Shopping ($ we won’t even go there!)
- 04/07/2005 – HOME WITH KASEN!!!
- BEGIN PAPERCHASE FOR #2
- 09/30/2005 - Hep B Vaccination (3rd round for Karen)
- 10/12/2005 - Marriage Certificate, Birth Certificates, Family Pictures(4), Passport Photos(6), CIS Form ($665), Application Fee ($150) and Homestudy Fee ($2000)
- 10/13/2005 - Hep B Vaccination (3rd round for Keith)
- 10/28/2005 - Receipt from CIS
- 11/04/2005 - Received notification for FBI fingerprints
- 11/16/2005 - Received homestudy
- 11/16/2005 - FBI fingerprints
- 02/22/2006 - Work letters, doctor, financial statements to Sandi
- 02/22/2006 - Dossier processing $6200 to Sandi
- 04/07/2006 – Received I-171H from INS (20 weeks!)
- 06/06/2006 – Brown Envelope received
- 06/14/2006 – Found out we were DTC on May 26!!!! Adam Wang's Group #128b
- 07/06/2006 – Got LID 06/20/06
- 07/19/2006 - Hep A Vaccination (Final shots for Keith & Karen)
- 07/27/2007 - The CCAA has finished the review of the adoption application documents registered before June 30, 2006.
- 08/01/2007 - Letter from Stephanie (our new social worker) asking us to update info for updated homestudy
- 08/07/2007 - Blood work (Keith & Karen)
- 08/13/2007 - Doctor's appointment (Keith & Karen)
- 01/03/2008 - Updated homestudy sent to CIS
- 02/01/2008 - Received notification for FBI fingerprints
- 02/13/2008 - FBI fingerprints
- 04/13/2009 - Received notification for FBI fingerprints
- 04/21/2009 - FBI fingerprints
- 06/18/2009 - TBI fingerprints
- 06/18/2009 - Homestudy update complete
- 08/15/2009 – Received I-171H from CIS (I-171H expires 04/05/2011. Fingerprints expire 07/21/2010)
- 07/14/2010 - FBI fingerprints
- 08/09/2010 – Received updated I-171H from CIS to reflect new fingerprint expiration date (I-171H expires 04/05/2011. Fingerprints expire 10/14/2011)
- 04/29/2011 - REFERRAL!!! (1 picture and basic info only)
- 05/02/2011 - Complete referral package arrives
- 05/03/2011 - Signed acceptance papers
- 05/06/2011 - Received updated pictures and height/weight info
- 04/29/2011 - REFERRAL!!! (1 picture and basic info only)
- 04/30/2011 - Complete referral package arrives
- 07/01/2011 – HOME WITH KARIS!!!